Former US President Donald Trump stated that if Israel is unable to handle Hezbollah, Syria's al-Sharaa will do the job — and do it better, according to analyst Yair Goldblatt's post on security and Middle East affairs.
President Donald Trump, in remarks that surfaced earlier today, specifically named Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as better equipped than Israel to handle Hezbollah — a sharpening of his earlier recommendation that Israel let Syria take the lead. The comment was attributed by analyst Yair Goldblatt to a social media post, without official confirmation or further context from Trump or his office. It follows Trump's public statements on Tuesday morning (published at 12:49 Jerusalem) in which he described Iran's leadership as now 'rational,' called a developing nuclear deal with Tehran 'fair' and 'good,' and advised Israel to let Syria handle Hezbollah because 'they will do a better job.'
As The Zioneer reported on Sunday (June 14, 14:54 Jerusalem), Hezbollah is consulting with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to weigh potential responses to recent Israeli strikes, with the IRGC reportedly preparing multiple response options after a direct appeal from Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem (June 14, 17:24 and 17:33 Jerusalem). The IRGC, the topic of ongoing international scrutiny — including New Zealand's consideration of designating it a terror organization (June 15, 11:00 Jerusalem) — has also threatened U.S. assets operating from Israel (June 11, 00:35 Jerusalem).
The Zioneer has also reported (June 15, 11:35 Jerusalem) analyst Yair Goldblatt's assessment that Gulf states which backed efforts to topple Iran's regime now face Tehran's retribution — an analytical frame that contextualizes the region's current fractious alignments.
What remains unclear: whether Trump's characterization of al-Sharaa reflects a formal policy shift, direct intelligence assessments, or personal commentary; and whether any dialogue between Washington and Damascus underlies the remark. The original social media post, still unverified by official channels, has not been released in full.
4 developments
- StrongTrump says he hopes the Lebanon situation can be resolved, acknowledges Hezbollah
- ConfirmedTrump denounces IDF strikes in Beirut, calls for cessation of attacks on Hezbollah
- DevelopingEisenkot: Israel must fight Hezbollah across Lebanon
- StrongTrump blasts Netanyahu's Lebanon policy, urges Israel to let Syria handle Hezbollah
Source and signal
- Internal intake